Airds, New South Wales
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Airds Sydney, New South Wales |
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Briar Road Public School
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| Population | 3,507 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2560 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 56 km (35 mi) south-west of Sydney | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Campbelltown | ||||||||||||
| Region | Macarthur Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Campbelltown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Macarthur | ||||||||||||
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Airds is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Airds is 56 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.
Airds is a predominantly residential area and the majority of houses within the suburb are owned by Housing NSW.
Governor Lachlan Macquarie named the region Airds, after the Scottish family estate of his wife Elizabeth Campbell.
Airds appeared in land grant lists, and referred to almost the entire area between Glenfield and Gilead. The name fell into disuse as Campbelltown and other settlements along the valley floor came to be known by their individual names after the 1820s.
In January 1975, tenders for the first homes in the Housing Commission's 'Kentlyn' subdivision were called but the name Airds was not approved until May 1976. Like many public housing estates in Sydney, Airds was constructed on American Radburn principles designed to separate traffic from pedestrians. As a result, houses in the suburb did not face roads, which was later found to create enormous problems relating to crime and passive surveillance in the suburb. It is one of the most socially disadvantaged suburbs of Sydney.
According to the 2011 census of population, there were 3,507 residents in Airds. 74.5% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, Samoa 2.7% and England 1.7%. 77.2% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 5.9%, Arabic 2.5% and Spanish 1.3%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.2%, Anglican 25.1% and No Religion 17.0%. Single parent families accounted for 56.4% of all families in the suburb, more than three times the national average (16.3%).
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